Mop



S. L. TOPLITZ.

MOP.

APPLICATION FILED- IAN. 25.1921.

VPatented Non1 29, 1921 .Zia/@1 wmfm; Z. BY is ATTORNY SAMSON L. TOPJLITZ, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

MOP.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Ptmtd Ng 2g, 3923.

Application led January 25, 1921.l Serial No. 439,734.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, SAMSON L. TorLrrz,a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a certain new and useful-llmprovement in Mops, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a ioor mop or the like of exceptionally durable construction; to provide a mop which lwhich may hereinafter appear in view, I

have devised the particular arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth and more particularly pointed out in the claim appended hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part' hereof 1n which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a mop made in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the up er end of the mop illustrating the formation of the loolp in the head. v

ig. 3 is a sectional view onthe line 3-3 of Fig. 1 looking inl the directionl of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the central reinforcing band showingthe manner in which the sameis applied and showing the band before the same is longitudinally folded to produce the loop in theheadof the mop.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the upper end l of the mo partly in section.

produce the mop head a number of these Throug out the various views of the drawings similar reference characters desi ate simil of my invention as disclosed in the accompanying drawing 1 indicates the mop-materialin 4the nature of threads, or yarn.` To

ar parts. In the preferred embodiment` threads or strips of yarn are laid flat and secured completely around them at a central position 1s.a substantially wide reinforcing and or strip 2. This strip passes completely around the yarn and the two ends of the strip are secured together as at 3 to form a substantially continuous encircling strip. At 4 is .shown the stitches which secure the reinforcing band, 2 in position about the yarn. The position of the'strip is then as disclosed in Fig. 4. By folding or doubling the strip longitudinally upon itself together with the mop material, a loop 5 is produced as disclosed in Figs. 2 and 3.v

rlhe reinforcing strip 2 is then secured together by means of any suitable fastening means such as rivets 6 or by stitching or if desired, snap `fasteners or other detachable fastening means may be used. The loop formation as indicated at 5 in the upper end or the head of the mop permits the mop to be secured to various holding devices and the like. In addition, the wide reinforcing band 2 reinforces the mop and produces a comparatively sti' and rigid structure at the upper end of the loop enabling the same to hold its shape under all conditions.

If desired, the band 2 may be apertured as dlsclosed at 7 in order that a mop handle, or a projection on a mop handle can enter and attach to any suitable holding device contained within the loop.

From the foregoing, it is obvious that my invention is not to be restricted to the exact embodiment shown but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claim.

What I claim is:

A mop comprising a bundle of mop material,l`a continuous reinforcing strip extending completely around the mop material and secured thereto, the mop material and strip being doubled over with the meeting edges of said strip secured together to form a loop at the upper'end of the mop, with an aper-.

tureextendin through said strip on the line of the 'fol to the interior of said loop.

Si ed at the city, count and State of New ork this 18th day of anuaixl'gz7 1921.

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